Machine base



H. ALMGREN Jan. 16, 1968 MACHINE BASE Fileddune 20, 1966 FIGJ FIG; 2

INVENTOR. yA/MLD A4 M6 United States Patent Oflice 3,363,863 Patented Jan. 16, 1968 3,363,863 MACHINE BASE Harald Almgren, Roslags-Nasby, Sweden, assignor to Blomqvists Verkstadsaktiebolag Filed June 20, 1966, Ser. No. 558,765 Claims priority, application Sweden, July 1, 1965, 8,715/ 65 Claims. (Cl. 248-19) This invention relates to a machine base, especially for food production industries, of the type consisting of two separate oblong feet mounted on supporting blocks or the like disposed at the ends of the feet for providing spaces between the undersides of the feet and the floor.

In a prior-art construction the feet are U-shaped in cross-section with the flanges of the U directed downward. Such feet make cleaning difficult because dirt and scraps of food material are likely to accumulate in the cavity of the foot. In addition it is difficult to reach below the flanges of the feet with cleaning implements because the width therebetween is relatively great as compared with the height between the lower edges of the flanges and the floor.

The object of this invention is to facilitate cleaning and to reduce the risk of dirt remaining below the feet. This object is attained by a base having the features indicated in the annexed claims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a suitable embodiment of the invention as applied for instance to bakery machines.

FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic perspective lateral elevation, FIG. 2 a diagrammatic perspective front elevation of a bakery machine having a base in accordance with the invention, FIG. 3 is an end view of one foot, FIG. 4 is an elevational view of this foot, and FIG. 5 is a top view of the foot.

The machine comprises a column 1 which supports a rotor 2 for a tool, not shown, adapted to treat a mass in a vessel 3.

The column is secured on two oblong feet 4 and 5 such that the lower end of the column forms a bridge between the rear ends of the feet while leaving a through passage 6 so that it is possible, for instance, to sweep, remove dust by vacuum cleaner, or wash below all of the machine.

As will be seen from FIG. 2, the feet make an angle with each other so as to diverge forwardly and to improve the stability of the machine.

At the ends of the underside of the feet there are provided supporting blocks 7 or the like such that the undersides of the feet will be at a suitable distance 8 above the floor.

From FIGS. 3 to 5 it is apparent that each foot has an upper side 9, a substantially vertical outer side 10 and an obliquely inwardly directed inner side 11. A crosssection of the foot is incorporated in FIGS. 2 and 4. The foot is triangular in cross-section and preferably consists of plates welded together such that the foot is a closed, substantially prismatic hollow body. Instead thereof the foot may be a casting.

Due to the fact that the inner sides 11 are inwardly inclined the risk of dirt accumulating on these sides is reduced.

At the lower edge 12 of the foot the space between this edge and the floor is easily accessible for effective cleaning.

At the front end of the foot the inner side or plate 11 is slightly bent outward at 13 for forming a supporting surface for the block 7, and in a similar manner the inner side or plate 11 is bent outward .at 14 for forming a supporting surface on the underside of the foot for the block 7 at the rear end of the foot.

At 15 the foot merges into a portion 16 which tapers toward the front end.

What I claim is:

1. A machine base, especially for food production industries, consisting of two separate oblong feet mounted on supporting blocks or the like disposed at the ends of the feet for providing spaces between the undersides of the feet and the floor, characterized in that both feet are of substantially triangular cross-section one vertex of which forms the lower edge of the foot.

2. A base as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the confronting inner sides of the two feet are inwardly inclined toward each other so as to prevent dirt and the like from accumulating thereon.

3. A base as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the two feet as viewed from above make an angle with each other and support the machine such that a free passage for sweeping and similar cleaning is formed between the feet and the lower end of the machine.

4. A base as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the respective foot consists of plates welded together and forming the two sides and the upper side of the foot, said plates being welded together at the ends of the foot such that the foot is a closed hollow body.

5. A base as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said foot is a casting.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,075,734 1/1963 Hennel 248--l88.7 X 3,286,964 11/1966 McMahan et al. 248-188.7

JOHN PETO, Primary Examiner. FRANK, DOMOTOR, Assistant Examiner, 

1. A MACHINE BASE, ESPECIALLY FOR FOOD PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES, CONSISTING OF TWO SEPARATE OBLONG FEET MOUNTED ON SUPPORTING BLOCKS OR THE LIKE DISPOSED AT THE ENDS OF THE FEET FOR PROVIDING SPACES BETWEEN THE UNDERSIDES OF THE FEET AND THE FLOOR, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT BOTH FEET ARE OF SUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR CROSS-SECTION ONE VERTEX OF WHICH THE LOWER EDGE OF THE FOOT. 